COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
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NLE NOVEMBER 2019 – POST TEST I
SITUATION1: You are a novice nurse assigned in
community health setting. You review the following
principles in the practice of community health nursing.
1. You understand that one of your roles in
Community Health Nursing is to provide an
accurate recording of the morbidity and mortality
cases. Which among the following vital health
statistical measurement will be utilized to assess
the susceptibility of the entire community in
developing infection most affected by external
factors?
a. Infant Mortality Rates (IMR)
b. Crude Death Rate (CDR)
c. Proportionate Mortality Rate by Cause
d. Proportionate Mortality Rate by Age
2. What data below will you collect in identifying the
ATTACK RATE of a certain epidemic found in your
catchment area?
a. The percentage of the total number of death
over the total number of reported cases.
b. The number of immune over the number of
susceptible.
c. The total number of affected over the total
number of exposed.
d. The percentage of the total number of death
over the total number of exposed.
3. In data recording and documentation, you are able
to apportion the percentage of the etiologic factors
that lead to mortality cases. Which type of data
presentation will you most likely be utilizing?
a. Bar Graph
b. Tables and Figures
c. Pie Diagram
d. Frequency Distribution
4. To compute for the morbidity rates of the newly
identified cases in the community, you will be
utilizing what vital statistical measurement?
a. Prevalence rate
b. Neonatal mortality rate
c. Incidence rate
d. New cases morbidity rate
5. The biostatistical measurement that you are going
to utilize to assess the overall health status of the
community would be ____________.
a. Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
b. Crude Death Rate (CDR)
c. 1-5-year old Mortality Rate
d. Infant Mortality Rate
SITUATION 2: You are caring for different levels of
clientele in public health settings. The following questions
are related to this statement.
6. As a community health nurse, you understand that
your primary subject is the:
a. Entire members of the family
b. Individuals presented with the same health risk
factors
c. Entire community
d. Families who are receives programs rendered
by the government
7.
private sectors involved, you are performing what
principle of CHN?
a. CHN is a field of nursing practice.
b. CHN is a unique function of the nurse.
c. CHN as an expanded role for nurses.
d. CHN is a developmental approach to health.
8. In conducting epidemiological investigation, you
are performing what specific function of a
community health nurse?
a. As a recorder
b. As a coordinator
c. As a programmer
d. As a researcher
9. If you are able to perform your role as a health care
provider in community health setting, which among
the following should be done?
a. Participating in community organizing
activities.
b. Accomplishing the FHSIS report forms.
c. Providing appropriate referral of children with
diarrhea.
d. Administering intravenous fluid to children
who are severely dehydrated.
10. Innovation in health care services are of paramount
to identify alternative means of treatment in the
community health level. Which among the
following best explains this statement?
a. Referral of cases to higher levels of facilities is
no longer appropriate.
b. The CHN is maximizing the use of already
available resources in the community.
c. The management of recording and appropriate
documentation will evaluate what are the
alternative treatments found to be effective.
d. The CHN will able to help in the development
of a marginalized and poor sector of the
community.
Situation 3: You are now in the entry phase of community
organizing process after establishing rapport with the
people of Barangay Kawanihan.
11. With the community health activities started
during the entry phase, which of these activities
should not be included?
a. Core group formation
b. Project management
c. Conduct of deepening social investigation
d. Information campaign on health programs
12. Identification of potential leaders is crucial during
the entry phase: Which of the characteristics may
not be necessary to an efficient and effective
community leader?
a. Must have relatively good communication
b. Responsive and willing to work for change
c. A college graduate with management skills
d. A respected member of the community
13. The best techniques in identifying potential leaders
in the community proven to be effective is to
a. Ask community, residents to directly name persons
whom they consider as community leaders
b. Ask volunteers who are willing to become
community leaders
c. Review family background, properties and
 academic records of community residents
d. Observe people who are active in small
mobilization activities that motivate resident to
start working
14. The core group is composed of individuals in the
community who possess the leadership potentials
organized into a cohesive working unit. The core
group works with the team in
a. Setting up community organization that will
serve the interest of a sector in the community
b. Mobilizing the community to act on their most
immediate felt needs and participate in the
delivery of essential health services
c. Monitoring the performance of the barangay
d. Selecting community activities according to
their preferences
15. The nurse, as a community health practitioner
functions as a community.
a. Evaluator c. Leader
b. Planner d. Facilitator
Situation 4: While working in the community, nurses
observe various situations that require attention.
16. Nurse Nikki was doing case finding in a barangay in
the rural communities of Lagonoy, Camarines Sur.
Her target is to identify undocumented Hansen's
disease cases. Seeing her in uniform, a woman,
remarks, "You're not a nursing student, are you? I
have many chores today. Please!" and ignores the
nurse. Nikki's immediate course of action would be
to:
a. Visit the next house so as not to waste the
day's activity and return to re visit this
home after a day or two
b. Communicate the incident to the barangay
captain and gut him/her to join her in her
next visit
c. Ignore the woman's behavior, turn around
and simply leave her home
d. The feelings and behaviors manifested by
the woman and get to the root causes of
such behavior
17. A student nurse visits Aling Mercy who
immediately slated that she has "too much work to
do and she has been visited and interviewed by
student nurses almost daily." After explaining the
purpose of her visit the student's appropriate
action would be to:
a. Sat an appointment at Aling Mercy's
convenient time
b. Tell her clinical instructor about the
problem
c. Select another family as a client
d. Ask the barangay chairman for assistance
18. Nurse Rina intends to get maximum participation
from the community members to get an accurate
assessment of their health needs. To do this, nurse
Rina collaborates with the community to do a
situational analysis. This process entails the
following except:
a. Allowing people to freely express what
they consider their health problem
b. Asking people why they think the health
problems exist
c. Assisting the community, to identify health
situations that need change.
d. Providing immediate solution to identified
health problems
19. The community health nurse noticed that there are
many out of school teenagers in the neighborhood
who use drugs, smoke and drink alcohol. Their
parents are working overseas and these teenagers
live with their aging grandparents who have
difficulty controlling them. Before arriving at a
social diagnosis, the nurse should
1. Determine if this situation results in breakdown of
families
2. Explore to what extent the situation affects the life
in the neighborhood
3. Determine what policies should be enacted to
promote lifestyle changes
4. Assess how the educational level of the community
affects its ability to cope with the problem
a. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 4
b. 1 and 2 d. 3 and 4
20. Inspired by the singing jail inmates, the nurse
suggests to the barangay chairman that the out of
school teenagers may be encouraged to stay out of
"trouble" "by organizing activities that will occupy
their time, use up their energy and unify them. To
realize such goals/objectives, the nurse's and
community's actions should proceed in which
order?
1. Identify what manpower and money resources
are needed to implement the program
2. Design the program that will meet
goals/objectives
3. Identify support activities that will sustain the
programs
4. Determine the program’s programs on the
target group.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 c. 2, 1, 3, 4
b. 3, 2, 1, 4 d. 4, 3, 2, 1
c.
Situation 5: Community empowerment is an important
aspect of a community health nurse.
21. To empower community members, the community
nurse performs which activity?
a. Do all the activities for community
members
b. Step back at the beginning and giving little
input
c. Define the community needs for the
members
d. Give ownership and leadership to the
community
22. Descriptors of a community include:
a. A community, where the members are
disease free
b. Seeking to make all the resources available
to all members
c. Keeping the subgroups informed of
changes whenever necessary
d. The leaders making decision for the
community members

23. When a community health nurse works as a client
advocate, the nurse
a. Uses a passive approach in solving
identified problem
b. Attempts to smooth problems over to keep
the community calm
c. Is assertive in speaking and acting on
behalf of the client
d. Is aggressive in pursuing the achievement
of the client's goals
24. The community health nurse leads a class on
breastfeeding with1 a group of prenatal parents.
The nurse allows the participants to ask questions,
make comments, and reason out loud as feedback
is given. Which of the following techniques is the
nurse using?
a. Lecture c. Role playing
b. Demonstration d. Discussion
25. When beginning a relationship with a family on
home visit the community health nurse
a. Is accepting and listens carefully to the
problems of all family members
b. Allows the discussion to be open and non
directional
c. Focuses on the problem of one of the
family members
d. Encourages others to speak for the main
client to get an unbiased view
Situation 6: Family/Home Health Nursing has currently
become a significant area of nursing. Community health
nurse Anna is taking care of different clients in her
caseload.
26. Anna has been caring for a child in the home. She
has a tracheostomy tube and is oxygen dependent.
Anna prefers to do the care early in the morning
due to a heavy caseload. The family requests that
care be done when the child is awake by 10 am.
The best response by Anna would be
a. "I will see if I. can find another nurse who
can meet your preferred schedule."
b. "I'll give care at 10 am, other children
needing my care may not be attended to.
c. "I'm sorry I wish I could, but I cannot do so
due to heavy workload”
d. “Let's, look at what time is in the child's
best interest and then we can work out a
better schedule.”
27. Anna best exemplifies primary prevention by which
of the following activities?
a. Teaching new mothers infant care
b. Oxygen humidification
c. Infant phototherapy
d. Tracheostomy care
28. Which of Anna's teaching, activities would be
considered primary prevention when caring for
clients in her case load?
a. Providing families with her telephone
number for any home emergencies
b. Educating parents on the importance of
routine immunization
c. Teaching first aid for insect bites
d. Educating .parents on the signs of lead
poisoning
29. Anna finds that a toddler has some developmental
delays during a home visit. When looking for a
cause of contributing factor, which of the following
environmental factors would she consider most
important to assess?
a. Dust mites in child's toys
b. House pets
c. Lead paint in the crib
d. Presence, of asbestos in the home
30. Anna's functions include activities for secondary
prevention. In a family, the health profile reveals
diabetes in the father of the family. A classic
demonstration of secondary prevention would be
a. Teaching the diabetic client about foot care
b. Assisting the diabetic client in his daily
insulin injections
c. Helping the client obtain a glucometer for
accurate monitoring of blood sugar
d. Informing the client how to maintain Hb
A1c value at 5.5 or less
SITUATION 7: The following conditions are related to the
diseases in IMCI.
31. A 3 year old child weighing; 14 kgs has anemia with
some pallor and needs iron and mebendazole
previously. As the nurse you should give the child
iron folate and mebendazole in what dosage?
a. 7.5 ml or 1 tsp daily for 14 days and
mebendazole 500 mg single dose
b. 10 cc or 2 tsp daily for 30 days and
mebendazole 500 mg single dose
c. 10cc or 2 tsp daily for 30 days and
mebendazole 250 mg single dose
d. 5 ml or .1 tsp daily for 14 days and
mebendazole 500 mg single dose
32. Vitamin A is given to the child with measles
because it
a. Resists the viral infection in the eyes, cell
layers in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract,
mouth and throat
b. Reinforces the body's immune system
c. x
d. Helps the immune system prevent other
infections
33. In giving chloroquine you should:
a. Heavily guard the client
b. Explain to the mother that she should
watch her child carefully for 30 minutes
after giving the medicine
c. Explain to the mother that it should be
given for 2 days only
d. Instruct the mother to give the first dose at
home
34. The child's symptoms are under the classification of
severe dengue hemorrhagic fever of the IMCI
strategy. Which of the following treatments should
do done immediately?
a. Observe the client at the health center and
refer urgently if the condition worsens
b. Give fluids or ORS and refer urgently to the
hospital
 c. Immunize the child before referral
d. Give the first dose of the appropriate
antibiotics and refer urgently to the
hospital
35. A child needs urgent referral for mastoiditis. The
following is a list of treatments for all ear problems
in IMCI classification. Which among these pro
referral treatments should not be included?
a. Give the child appropriate antibiotics for 5
days
b. Do not give any medications
c. Give the child first dose of antibiotics
d. Give the first dose of paracetamol for pain
Situation 8: Management of resources and environment
includes every potential and existing resources which the
nurse can utilize to promote and maintain health, prevent
illness, and assist in the task of cure and rehabilitation.
The IMCI chart prescribed by the World Health
Organization is one such resource.
36. The IMCI chart provides the necessary procedure
when identifying, the appropriate interventions to
be done. However, the community health nurse
should be aware that the following factor should
be considered in utilizing the case management
chart:
a. Age of the child c. Chief complaint
b. Danger signs d. Problem of the
child
37. In the lMCI classification tables, the color yellow
indicates that a
a. Child needs an appropriate antibiotic or
other treatment
b. Child does not need specific medical
treatment
c. Referral or admission is needed
d. Chief complains needs an urgent attention
38. Upon assessment, the nurse notes that a child has
fever. In the presence of mosquito bites, the nurse
would suspect the following illnesses except
a. Measles c. Hemorrhagic fever
b. Malaria d. DHF
39. All of the following illnesses are caused by a virus
except:
a. Chikungunya c. H fever
b. Malaria d. Parotitis epidemic
40. Which of the following laboratory tests would
classify the presence of fever as positive for
malaria?
a. Tourniquet c. CBC
b. Occult blood d. Blood swear
Situation 9: Marie, 5 months old, weighs 5.2 kilograms as
a temperature of 38°C. She is brought to the health
center. Her mother says she is not eating well, feels hot to
touch, able to drink, not vomiting, no convulsions and not
lethargic, and not soughing. They live in a malaria risk
area. Her fever started 2 days ago. She has no signs of
measles, no stiff neck or runny nose.
41. How will you classify Marie’s illness
a. Pain fever
b. Severe febrile disease
c. Malaria
d. Fever, no malaria
42. The following treatments are appropriate for Marie
except
a. Follow up in 3 days
b. Advise when to return immediately
c. Give oral anti malaria drugs
d. Give 1 dose of paracetamol for
temperature of 37.5˚C
43. A child should be checked for capillary refill if
a. The child has petechiae
b. c. There is fever for more than 7 days
c. The child’s extremities feel warm
d. The extremity feels cold
44. If the capillary refill takes more than 3 seconds, it
may mean that the child is in
a. Severe febrile disease c. Shock
b. Circulatory failure d. Dehydrated state
45. A child Irving in a non malaria risk area who has
stiff neck may be classified as having
a. Malaria c. R/O Malaria
b. Severe febrile disease d. Fever,no malaria
Situation 16: Community health nurses take care of clients
with varying health conditions.
46. A population group that should be given attention
by the community health nurse is obese women
who become pregnant Obesity is responsible for
what complications during pregnancy?
a. Prematurity c. Gestational diabetes
b. Anemia d. Spontaneous abortion
47. A community health nurse visits a child with
exacerbation of asthma. The nurse would most
likely assess for which one of the following in
determining what exacerbates the child's asthma?
a. The educational level of the child's
caregiver
b. The child's height and weight
c. The amount of exclusion the child is
experiencing
d. Air pollution and second hand cigarette
smoke
48. Which of the following best describes an advanced
practice nurse?
a. An RN who assists the physician during a
cesarian section delivery
b. An RN who works in the high risk newborn
nursery
c. A master's prepared RN who is a manager
of a large labor and delivery unit
d. A certified RN who provides primary care
to low risk client’s in a community health
center
49. The four major change agents that impact the
future of community health care for children and
families are demographics, science and:
a. The amount of Influence the public has on
legislator and the political party, in power
b. The stock market and recession periods
c. Hospital administrative policies and health
care reimbursement
d. Market driven economic policy and
technology
 50. A home health nurse is made aware that a client
and family are about to lose their home due to
foreclosure. The nurse contacts the social service
department of the home health care agency for
assistance in finding housing for the family. The
actions taken by the nurse best exemplifies
following roles of the community health care
nurse?
a. Clinician c. Advocate
b. Consultant d. Researcher
SITUATION 11: The following questions pertains to
miscellaneous situations found in community health
settings.
51. Which level of health facility is the usual point of
entry of a client into the health care delivery
system?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Intermediate
D. Tertiary
52. The public health nurse is the supervisor of rural
health midwives. Which of the following is a
supervisory function of the public health nurse?
A. Referring cases or patients to the midwife
B. Providing technical guidance to the midwife
C. Providing nursing care to cases referred by the
midwife
D. Formulating and implementing training
programs for midwives
53. One of the participants in a hilot training class
asked you to whom she should refer a patient in
labor who develops a complication. You will answer,
to the
A. Public Health Nurse
B. Rural Health Midwife
C. Municipal Health Officer
D. Any of these health professionals.
54. If the RHU needs additional midwife items, you will
submit the request for additional midwife items for
approval to the
A. Rural Health Unit
B. District Health Office
C. Provincial Health Office
D. Municipal Health Board
55. As an epidemiologist, the nurse is responsible for
reporting cases of notifiable diseases. What law
mandates reporting of cases of notifiable diseases?
A. Act 3573
B. R.A. 3753
C. R.A. 1054
D. R.A. 1082
56. According to Freeman and Heinrich, community
health nursing is a developmental service. Which of
the following best illustrates this statement?
A. The community health nurse continuously
develops himself personally and professionally.
B. Health education and community organizing are
necessary in providing community health services.
C. Community health nursing is intended primarily
for health promotion and prevention and
treatment of disease.
D. The goal of community health nursing is to
provide nursing services to people in their own
places of residence.
57. Which biological used in Expanded Program on
Immunization (EPI) is stored in the freezer?
A. DPT
B. Tetanus toxoid
C. Measles vaccine
D. Hepatitis B vaccine
58. Unused BCG should be discarded how many hours
after reconstitution?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. At the end of the day
59. In immunizing school entrants with BCG, you are
not obliged to secure parental consent. This is
because of which legal document?
A. P.D. 996
B. R.A. 7846
C. Presidential Proclamation No. 6
D. Presidential Proclamation No. 46
60. A 4-week old baby was brought to the health
center for his first immunization. Which can be
given to him?
A. DPT1
B. OPV1
C. Infant BCG
D. Hepatitis B vaccine 1
61. You will not give DPT 2 if the mother says that the
infant had:
A. Seizures a day after DPT 1.
B. Fever for 3 days after DPT 1.
C. Abscess formation after DPT 1.
D. Local tenderness for 3 days after DPT 1
62. A 2-month old infant was brought to the health
center for immunization. During assessment, the
infant’s temperature registered at 38.1°C. Which is
the best course of action that you will take?
A. Go on with the infant’s immunizations.
B. Give Paracetamol and wait for his fever to
subside.
C. Refer the infant to the physician for further
assessment.
D.  Advise the infant’s mother to bring him back for
immunization when he is well.
63. A pregnant woman had just received her 4th dose
of tetanus toxoid. Subsequently, her baby will have
protection against tetanus for how long?
A. 1 year
B. 3 years
C. 10 years
D. Lifetime
64. A 4-month old infant was brought to the health
center because of cough. Her respiratory rate is
42/minute. Using the Integrated Management of
Child Illness (IMCI) guidelines of assessment, her
breathing is considered
A. Fast
B. Slow
C. Normal
D. Insignificant
65. The following are strategies implemented by the
Department of Health to prevent mosquito-borne
diseases. Which of these is most effective in the
control of Dengue fever?
A. Stream seeding with larva-eating fish
 B. Destroying breeding places of mosquitoes A. Mastoiditis
C. Chemoprophylaxis of non-immune persons going B. Severe dehydration
to endemic areas C. Severe pneumonia
D. Teaching people in endemic areas to use D. Severe febrile disease
chemically treated mosquito nets 74. A client was diagnosed as having Dengue fever. You
66. Secondary prevention for malaria includes will say that there is slow capillary refill when the
A. Planting of neem or eucalyptus trees color of the nail bed that you pressed does not
B. Residual spraying of insecticides at night return within how many seconds?
C. Determining whether a place is endemic or not A. 3
D. Growing larva-eating fish in mosquito breeding B. 5
places C. 8
67. Scotch tape swab is done to check for which D. 10
116. Which of the following signs indicates the 75. A 3-year old child was brought by his mother to the
need for sputum examination for AFB? health center because of fever of 4-day duration.
A. Hematemesis The child had a positive tourniquet test result. In
B. Fever for 1 week the absence of other signs, which is the most
C. Cough for 3 weeks appropriate measure that the PHN may carry out to
D. Chest pain for 1 week prevent Dengue shock syndrome?
68. To improve compliance to treatment, what A. Insert an NGT and give fluids per NGT.
innovation is being implemented in DOTS? B. Instruct the mother to give the child Oresol.
A. Having the health worker follow up the client at C. Start the patient on intravenous fluids STAT.
home D. Refer the client to the physician for appropriate
B. Having the health worker or a responsible family management.
member monitor drug intake 76. The pathognomonic sign of measles is Koplik’s spot.
C. Having the patient come to the health center You may see Koplik’s spot by inspecting the _____.
every month to get his medications A. Nasal mucosa
D. Having a target list to check on whether the B. Buccal mucosa
patient has collected his monthly supply of drugs C. Skin on the abdomen
69. Diagnosis of leprosy is highly dependent on D. Skin on the antecubital surface
recognition of symptoms. Which of the following is 77. Among the following diseases, which is airborne?
an early sign of leprosy? A. Viral conjunctivitis
A. Macular lesions B. Acute poliomyelitis
B. Inability to close eyelids C. Diphtheria
C. Thickened painful nerves D. Measles
D. Sinking of the nose bridge 78. Among children aged 2 months to 3 years, the
70. For prevention of hepatitis A, you decided to most prevalent form of meningitis is caused by
conduct health education activities. Which of the which microorganism?
following is IRRELEVANT? A. Hemophilus influenzae
A. Use of sterile syringes and needles B. Morbillivirus
B. Safe food preparation and food handling by C. Steptococcus pneumoniae
vendors D. Neisseria meningitides
C. Proper disposal of human excreta and personal 79. Human beings are the major reservoir of malaria.
hygiene Which of the following strategies in malaria control
D. Immediate reporting of water pipe leaks and is based on this fact?
illegal water connections A. Stream seeding
71. Which biological used in Expanded Program on B. Stream clearing
Immunization (EPI) should NOT be stored in the C. Destruction of breeding places
freezer? D. Zooprophylaxis
A. DPT 80. The use of larvivorous fish in malaria control is the
B. Oral polio vaccine basis for which strategy of malaria control?
C. Measles vaccine A. Stream seeding
D. MMR B. Stream clearing
72. You will conduct outreach immunization in a C. Destruction of breeding places
barangay with a population of about 1500. Estimate D. Zooprophylaxis
the number of infants in the barangay. 81. Mosquito-borne diseases are prevented mostly
A. 45 with the use of mosquito control measures. Which
B. 50 of the following is NOT appropriate for malaria
C. 55 control?
D. 60 A. Use of chemically treated mosquito nets
73. In Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, B. Seeding of breeding places with larva-eating fish
severe conditions generally require urgent referral C. Destruction of breeding places of the mosquito
to a hospital. Which of the following severe vector
conditions DOES NOT always require urgent referral D. Use of mosquito-repelling soaps, such as those
to a hospital? with basil or citronella
82. A 4-year old client was brought to the health center
with the chief complaint of severe diarrhea and the
passage of “rice water” stools. The client is most
probably suffering from which condition?
A. Giardiasis
B. Cholera
C. Amebiasis
D. Dysentery
83. In the Philippines, which specie of schistosoma is
endemic in certain regions?
A. S. mansoni
B. S. japonicum
C. S. malayensis
D. S. haematobium
84. A 32-year old client came for consultation at the
health center with the chief complaint of fever for a
week. Accompanying symptoms were muscle pains
and body malaise. A week after the start of fever,
the client noted yellowish discoloration of his
sclera. History showed that he waded in flood
waters about 2 weeks before the onset of
symptoms. Based on his history, which disease
condition will you suspect?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Hepatitis B
C. Tetanus
D. Leptospirosis
85. MWSS provides water to Manila and other cities in
Metro Manila. This is an example of which level of
water facility?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
86. You are the PHN in the city health center. A client
underwent screening for AIDS using ELISA. His
result was positive. What is the best course of
action that you may take?
A. Get a thorough history of the client, focusing on
the practice of high risk behaviors.
B. Ask the client to be accompanied by a significant
person before revealing the result.
C. Refer the client to the physician since he is the
best person to reveal the result to the client.
D. Refer the client for a supplementary test, such as
Western blot, since the ELISA result may be false.
87. Which is the BEST control measure for AIDS?
A. Being faithful to a single sexual partner
B. Using a condom during each sexual contact
C. Avoiding sexual contact with commercial sex
workers
D. Making sure that one’s sexual partner does not
have signs of AIDS
88. The most frequent causes of death among clients
with AIDS are opportunistic diseases. Which of the
following opportunistic infections is characterized
by tonsillopharyngitis?
A. Respiratory candidiasis
B. Infectious mononucleosis
C. Cytomegalovirus disease
D. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
89. To determine possible sources of sexually
transmitted infections, which is the BEST method
that may be undertaken by the public health nurse?
A. Contact tracing
B. Community survey
C. Mass screening tests
D. Interview of suspects
90. Antiretroviral agents, such as AZT, are used in the
management of AIDS. Which of the following is
NOT an action expected of these drugs.
A. They prolong the life of the client with AIDS.
B. They reduce the risk of opportunistic infections
C. They shorten the period of communicability of
the disease.
D. They are able to bring about a cure of the
disease condition.
91. A barangay had an outbreak of German measles.
To prevent congenital rubella, what is the BEST
advice that you can give to women in the first
trimester of pregnancy in the barangay?
A.  Advice them on the signs of German measles.
B. Avoid crowded places, such as markets and
moviehouses.
C. Consult at the health center where rubella
vaccine may be given.
D. Consult a physician who may give them rubella
immunoglobulin.
92. You were invited to be the resource person in a
training class for food handlers. Which of the
following would you emphasize regarding
prevention of staphylococcal food poisoning?
A. All cooking and eating utensils must be
thoroughly washed.
B. Food must be cooked properly to destroy
staphylococcal microorganisms.
C. Food handlers and food servers must have a
negative stool examination result.
D. Proper handwashing during food preparation is
the best way of preventing the condition.
93. 148. In a mothers’ class, you discussed childhood
diseases such as chicken pox. Which of the
following statements about chicken pox is correct?
A. The older one gets, the more susceptible he
becomes to the complications of chicken pox.
B. A single attack of chicken pox will prevent future
episodes, including conditions such as shingles.
C. To prevent an outbreak in the community,
quarantine may be imposed by health authorities.
D. Chicken pox vaccine is best given when there is
an impending outbreak in the community.
94. Complications to infectious parotitis (mumps) may
be serious in which type of clients?
A. Pregnant women
B. Elderly clients
C. Young adult males
D. Young infants
Situation: Community health nursing is a combined field
of public health and nursing profession. Principles of CHN
must be understood by nurses to provide continuity of
care.
95. Which among the following is not a correct
principle underlying community health nursing
practice?
a. Emphasis is placed on promoting health and
access to care by addressing the health-care needs
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c. Community health care providers should only be
comprised of professional health care providers
with proper training and education
d. Non-professional health care providers are not a
part of community health care provider
e. Option C and D are incorrect
96. Care demands leading to the development of cost-
effective, high-quality and innovative systems of
community health care that are accessible to all
citizens. It means that:
A. Community resources are maximized and active
participation among people is required
B. Poor and rich citizens are treated equally
C. Community health services are affordable
D. Alternative treatments are considered to ensure
quality to all levels of client regardless of socio-
economic status
97. In most developing countries, the community health-
care system represents at least five layers of care that
respond to the comprehensive health care demands of
its people. The five layers are, except:
A. individual self-care
B. family care, and support among neighbours and
groups in the community
C. care and support given by health-care providers and
healers
D. None of these
E. welfare and support provided by community allies
such as the local administrative government
98. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
community health nursing?
A. Curative-focused
B. population-focused
C. community-oriented
D. prevention of disease, disability and premature
death in a population
99. CHN is a unique approach to health. Which of the
following principles make it unique compared to other
fields of specialization in nursing?
A. Basic health services are offered.
B. Complex and comprehensive nursing care plans are
established and made.
C. Community health nurses are able to learn and
develop partnership skills with all stakeholders and key
actors in their communities.
D. The dynamic, complex and emerging environment of
health care presents complex healthcare demands of
the community that require different capabilities in
today’s community health nurses and health-care
professionals.
100. With the answer to the above question, a
Filipino child can be cosidered aa FULLY
IMMUNIZED (FIC) if the following number of doses
of vaccine has been given. Which one is correct?
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